Lionel Ngakane

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Lionel Ngakane

Lionel Ngakane (17 July 1928 – 26 November 2003) was a South African filmmaker and actor, who lived in exile in the United Kingdom from the 1950s until 1994, when he returned to South Africa after the end of apartheid. His 1965 film Jemima and Johnny, inspired by the 1958 "race riots" in Notting Hill, London, won awards at the Venice and Rimini film festivals. In the 1960s, Ngakane was a founding …

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The SqueezeThe Squeeze · 1977
The Squeeze
5.51977
MovieThrillerCrime
An alcoholic London ex-cop becomes involved in a kidnapping drama and tries to free the daughter of a friend from a brutal gangster mob.
SafariSafari · 1956
Safari
5.61956
MovieAdventure
Wealthy eccentric Sir Vincent Brampton and his fiancée Linda Latham hire Ken Duffield to lead them on a jungle hunt. Duffield is looking for the murderer of his son; he gets the killer and Linda.
The Mark of the HawkThe Mark of the Hawk · 1957
The Mark of the Hawk
3.41957
MovieDramaHistory
The man called Obam struggles with the increasingly hostile forces facing each other in a colonial African country. The African natives want their land and lives back from the British colonists. Obam's motives are questioned by his own people, in particular his brother Kanda. With the help of his wife Renee and missionary Bruce Craig, will he be able to get things under control before the country self-destructs? Written by Greg Bruno
Baobab: Portrait of a TreeBaobab: Portrait of a Tree · 1971
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
8.01971
MovieDocumentary
Looks at the baobab trees that grow in the dry bush country of Africa and shows the ecosystem created by them.
The Painted SmileThe Painted Smile · 1962
The Painted Smile
5.81962
MovieThriller
Jo and Mark are working the "outraged husband" racket when they fall foul of the sinister Kleinie....
Nothing BarredNothing Barred · 1961
Nothing Barred
7.01961
MovieComedy
Penniless Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor to the public. But the public ignores his gesture, and his fortunes fade even further, with a stream of debts threatening to run into a deluge when his daughter's fiancé demands a plush and costly wedding. Where is the cash to come from? Whitebait and his servant Spankforth's answer is a scam involving the theft of a valuable painting from the Manor. How could such a cunningly original ruse fail?
Duel in the JungleDuel in the Jungle · 1954
Duel in the Jungle
6.41954
MovieAdventure
An American insurance investigator is sent to Rhodesia to investigate the mysterious death of a diamond broker who drowned whilst diving off the coast. The broker was insured for $1 million so the insurers are suspicious.
Cry, the Beloved CountryCry, the Beloved Country · 1951
Cry, the Beloved Country
6.31951
MovieDrama
In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living in squalor and his son a criminal. Reverend Misimangu is a young South African clergyman who helps find his missing son-turned-thief and sister-turned-prostitute in the slums of Johannesburg.

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